Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Well, I dreamt you were playing
An old guitar from a five-and-dime
There was a song trapped inside
With the sweetest tune
You said it was sad to sing
Where do you fall when you have nowhere to go?
Where do you go where you have no one to see?
What do you see when you have nothing to feel?
What do you feel when you're all alone?
It's a song that circles round and around
Like a bird lost inside a cloud
Cut off from the stars and they're guided in the light
Not sure which way is up or down anymore
Where do you fall when you have nowhere to go?
Where do you go where you have no one to see?
What do you see when you have nothing to feel?
What do you feel when you're all alone?
Tired of waiting
Clouds will be breaking
Soon you'll escape and
Someday we'll find a place in the sky
An old guitar from a five-and-dime
There was a song trapped inside
With the sweetest tune
You said it was sad to sing
Where do you fall when you have nowhere to go?
Where do you go where you have no one to see?
What do you see when you have nothing to feel?
What do you feel when you're all alone?
It's a song that circles round and around
Like a bird lost inside a cloud
Cut off from the stars and they're guided in the light
Not sure which way is up or down anymore
Where do you fall when you have nowhere to go?
Where do you go where you have no one to see?
What do you see when you have nothing to feel?
What do you feel when you're all alone?
Tired of waiting
Clouds will be breaking
Soon you'll escape and
Someday we'll find a place in the sky
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Falling From The Sky Lyrics as written by Joseph G Burns John Burns
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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